Vocabulary
Stint
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).
Urdu meaning
لمبا عرصہ، روکنا، آڑے آنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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Sharma Oli, the Communist Party PM who quit after last year`s travesty.That was hisfourth stint as PM in a polity where heads of government rarely survive for longer than a year.
Dawn Editorials —
Himalayan hopes
— 2026-04-01
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A cousin from India taught English in Tehran for a short stint.He left as the students found his accent jarringly British, and not adequately American.
Dawn Editorials —
How Iran eyes 100pc success
— 2026-03-31
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Just as Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups found refuge in Afghanistan during the Taliban`s first stint in power, today, the TTP and various other terrorist entities operate with freedom.
Dawn Editorials —
CT cooperation
— 2026-02-10
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Just as one example, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had access to his personal physician when he fell seriously ill during his last stint in prison, and was eventually even allowed to fly abroad for treatment of his medical condition.
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Poor treatment
— 2026-01-31
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If the former built one in record time, during his previous stint, taking over land belonging to a university, the current interior minister has to be faster and more efficient.
Dawn Editorials —
Cities in our memories
— 2026-01-13
Synonyms
skimp on, scrimp on, be economical with, economize on, be sparing with, hold back on
Antonyms
cloy, content, fill, glut, sate
Curator example
“stowage room hasn’t been stinted”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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